July 2006
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thudfactor on
July 18, 2006
Via “The Unofficial Photoshop Blog”:http://photoshop.weblogsinc.com/2006/05/17/more-before-after-pics-of-photoshops-power/, Greg Apodaca’s “before-and-after portfolio of photoshop editing”:http://homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/digital.html is very instructive — showing just how much a photograph can be changed. Pay close attention to “the bikini shot”:http://homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/bikini/bikini1.html and “the blond shot”:http://homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/blonde/blonde1.html. On one hand, I’m repelled; on another, I wonder if I could do this…
Posted in Art and Writing
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thudfactor on
July 18, 2006
I feel like I am in a web design rut. I want to do-over Thudfactor, but I’ve been doing blog designs for so long I’m pretty sick of the standard layouts. But I can’t seem to get any real inspiration for something different.
I know some designers and/or design-interested people read this weblog — what are your favorite links [...]
Posted in Technology
| Tagged web design rut
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thudfactor on
July 18, 2006
I’ve heard John Dean making the rounds on the talk shows discussing his new book, “_Conservatives Without Conscience_”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670037745/celticknotwor-20. I haven’t read it yet — my reading list is far too long at the moment — but it sounds like he’s hit upon an intriguing idea.
According to Dean, he’s uncovered a mostly un-reported on body of research into authoritarianism that [...]
Posted in What The...?!?
| Tagged Ann Coulter, Germany, John Dean, Michael Savage
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By
thudfactor on
July 17, 2006
We certainly don’t know the gender of
the child yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start thinking about names. I keep waiting for one to leap out at me, but no luck.
Right now, odd names are vogue: Nevaeh — “Heaven” spelled backwards. “Apple.” “Moxie Crimefighter.” Etc. We don’t want our kid picked on for having a [...]
Posted in Daddyblog
| Tagged Brian Williams, Fae Williams, James Earl Williams, Jefferson Starship Williams, Lee Williams, Wayne Williams
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thudfactor on
July 16, 2006
To a certain extent, that’s what Thudfactor is going to become; “The Elf”:http://www.elfnoodles.com/ is about six weeks pregnant. That’s a bit early to announce, I understand — the risk of miscarriage at that point is still relatively high. But we’re about to become parents and in looking for some guidance in our bookstores and on the web [...]
Posted in Daddyblog
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